Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
The novel Coronavirus has claimed the life of a Nigerian for the first time in the country as the world still battles to curb the pandemic which originated from Wuhan, China. Ex-PPMC Managing Director, Suleiman Achimugu, was revealed as the First Person To Die Of Coronavirus In Nigeria.
The family in a press statement sent to The Guardian reads ;
“he died of COVID 19 on 22/03/2020 some days after he arrived in Nigeria from the UK.”
“He was in self-isolation upon his return from the UK and personally called NCDC after experiencing some discomfort that is related to COVID 19 symptoms,” the family spokesman Abubakar Achimugu said in the statement.“He tested positive and was promptly evacuated to the specialist hospital. He died while receiving treatment.”